Economic freedom produced the economic miracle of the 19th century—and it can do so again.

A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that tariffs probably did more harm than good. Using meticulously collected industry-level and state-level data, the paper traces the ...

In other words, despite tariffs on some imported goods, America's 19th-century economy was extremely open. While Irwin finds ...

Former President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of eliminating federal income taxes during a Fox News appearance in ...

Modern protectionists are desperate to find historical examples of tariffs promoting industrialization and economic growth. To this end, they increasingly argue that 19th-century America’s ...

The Republican candidate has raised the possibility of eliminating income taxes altogether, and there would be consequences.

The study explores how industrialization and reduced migration costs in 19th century Britain reshaped cultural identities, ...

But the catchy Democratic rallying cry could just as easily apply to Trump’s economic policies, particularly his tax and ...

The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century, in what ...

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Economic History and Geography. This course is available on the BSc in Economic History, BSc in Economic History with Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic ...

Trump’s tariff obsession flummoxes conventional economists, who see it as a potentially disastrous driver of inflation and trade wars. It also draws disdain and ridicule from Democrats; Treasury ...